“I think he knows that and everyone in boxing knows that and unless he’s getting $20million [£15m] for that fight, I don’t think he’ll take the fight against Wilder to be honest with you.

“I know they’ve said it is happening, there’s no date or venue yet and I think Fury needs one more, he knows that.

“He’s done unbelievably to come back from where he was and he deserves a huge amount of credit but he looked very poor in his last fight, he got booed out of the ring, he’s not an entertaining fighter to watch.

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Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder faced off in the ring in Belfast before posing for photos

“He’s awkward and tricky which is not great for people to watch but it’s effective as we saw against [Wladimir] Klitschko so I think if he can have a fight or two more, which was always his plan, he’s got a very good chance against the likes of Wilder and Joshua but right now, he stands no chance.

“I think he might have something up his sleeve but I don’t see him getting in the ring this year with Wilder for sure."

Hearn’s WBA, WBO and IBF champion Joshua is currently preparing for a mandatory defence against Russia’s Alexander Povetkin.

The Matchroom Boxing promoter had tried to make a fight against Wilder that would have unified the heavyweight division but the negotiations fell apart due to disagreements over the venue.

Tyson Fury beat Francesco Pianeta in his latest victory although it was a straight-forward win

“Tyson Fury is not ready to fight Deontay Wilder”

Promoter Eddie Hearn

But Hearn still reckons Joshua will be given a serious test at Wembley Stadium on September 22.

“I see this as the toughest fight of his career, not only because Povetkin is No 3 heavyweight in the world, former Olympic gold medallist and world heavyweight champion but because everybody’s looking at what’s next,” Hearn added.

“Joshua said he felt the pressure of that in the [Joseph] Parker fight. Everyone was talking about Wilder and the fight after this rather than focusing on this fight.

“When you look at the world heavyweight independent rankings it’s Joshua, Wilder and Povetkin, so we’re not fighting No 2 but we are fighting No 3 three.”

Povetkin meanwhile has recruited British heavyweight Daniel Dubois as a sparring partner ahead of his 36th professional fight.

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The Russian, whose only defeat in the paid ranks came against Wladimir Klitschko, will concede four inches of height when he steps into the ring in London and is hoping the likes of Dubois and Poland’s Izu Ugonoh, both standing at 6ft 5in, can prepare him for the challenge.

Ugonoh said: ”Joshua is a guy who is perfecting his right hand, and that's his big punch.

"I think that's also my strength.

“I believe that's what they want to have in camp to make sure they are ready for what Joshua is going to bring to the table.

"I consider myself a strong guy.

“I know Joshua is a tall guy, he's taller than me definitely, but I'm taller than Povetkin, so I'm sure that will be helpful."